Tarun Weeramanthri

Tarun Weeramanthri
Chief Health Officer (Victoria)
In office
2 January 2025 – 30 April 2025
Preceded byDr Clare Looker
Chief Health Officer (Western Australia)
In office
2008–2018
Succeeded byAndrew Robertson
Chief Health Officer (Northern Territory)
In office
2004–2007
Preceded byShirley Hendy
Succeeded byBarbara Paterson
Personal details
Alma materUniversity of Sydney, University of Western Australia
AwardsSidney Sax Medal, Minister for Health's Award

Tarun Weeramanthri is an Australian public health doctor who is an adjunct professor at the University of Western Australia (UWA). He is the only person to have been appointed Chief Health Officer in three Australian jurisdictions. Firstly in the Northern Territory from 2004 to 2007, then Western Australia from 2008 to 2018, and most recently Victoria from January to April 2025.